Jury Duty
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sue89 — 14 years ago(September 22, 2011 11:27 PM)
i was called a few months ago. i was scared and nervous about what trial i would get called for. i got to the court house and actually went to the wrong building which freaked me out cuz i didnt want to be late. all of us had to sit in this big conference room until names were called of people who would get on a jury. my name wasnt called which i really thought i would be called. other people that didnt get called, we all stayed in the conference room for a couple hours and then we were allowed to leave. we did have to check it online if we had to go back but i didnt have to. i wonder if i get called again if i would get on a trial. it would be interesting to see how a real trial is instead of how they do it on tv. i doubt craig really got called. i dont think people on trial should know who is on the jury and if its a celebrity that they know is a celebrity or is a fan of then they probably cant be on that jury. who knows.
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footballdeb — 14 years ago(September 23, 2011 01:19 PM)
I've been called a number of timesmost of the time, I end up just getting sent home after about half a day. I've been picked to be on 2 juries, 1 ended almost immediately when the first witness said something we weren't supposed to hear. They sent us into the back room for a few minutes, then released us, saying they needed to pick a new jury. The 2nd one lasted a week, and was quite an interesting case about baggage handlers at MIA selling drugs. It included FBI undercover agents as witnesses.
In reference to Craig being called, it's quite possible. In LA, supposedly, celebs do get called a lot. Most of the time, they're not chosen, but there have been instances where they were picked to be on juries. I remember hearing about them, of course, I can't remember who they are at this time.
Debbie
Craig Ferguson, "I know it's lameit's my job!" -
footballdeb — 14 years ago(September 23, 2011 01:22 PM)
I just found this from the NY Times:
An alphabetized list of 123 Celebrity Jurors Who Served Over the Years runs four pages and makes for a handy guide to New York notables, from Woody Allen to Paula Zahn. Here are the Ts:
Twyla Tharp, Uma Thurman, Marisa Tomei, Donald Trump, Ivana Trump, Ivanka Trump, Kathleen Turner, Aida Turturro, Cicely Davis Tyson. The Ks are also interesting because the list includes not only Harvey Keitel, Dr. Henry Kissinger and Calvin Klein, but also the Hon. Judith S. 1c84Kaye, the states chief judge. I guess its only fair, since technically shes the one who asked me to show up today (and who, several years back, overhauled the system so celebrities would no longer be easily exempted).
I couldn't find anything from LAsorry.
Debbie
Craig Ferguson, "I know it's lameit's my job!" -
Catdubh — 14 years ago(October 11, 2011 08:16 PM)
The picks are random, but CBS could get him out of it.
The picks are not random. People are selected by their Voter's Registration, and Driver's License Numbers. Once you are ordered to report to Jury Duty, if you are not excused for a VALID reason, then you are placed in a pool, and you wait to be called to court for a case; (the assignment time is about 2 weeks) any kind of case which needs a jury. Should there be cases that NEED juries, you then are selected from your pool, for voir dire, which MOST states have as policy when selecting a jury member. Voir dire, is an answer and question session, which attorneys from both sides of a case, use to select members for the jury. In Voir Dire, each side of the case (the Prosecution and Defense or Plaintiff and Respondent) is allowed so many disqualifications, for potential selections of Jurors.
Thus, Jury selection is FAR from random. On an end note, your statement regarding "CBS could get him out of it is actually true, in part. If Craig were taping shows, which have already been scheduled, he could be excused for a valid reason.
Jack's not dead! Jack would never die without telling me, first! -
Catdubh — 14 years ago(November 01, 2011 01:00 AM)
Very likely, he was excused. He has filming commitments, does he not, with the talk show, right? The talk show films during the day, with live audiences. Jury duty requires that Craig or any potential Juror be free, during the day for at least a week.
Jack's not dead! Jack would never die without telling me, first! -
oo-rah — 14 years ago(November 04, 2011 07:24 AM)
Man, I don't know what state you folks live in. In my state it's pretty hard core. They don't care what you do for a living, how necessary you are at work, or whether or not you get paid if you're not there. If there's no LEGAL reason for you to be excused, you're expected to report. One of my friends is a teacher, and she got called for a high-profile capital murder trial. She was sequestered for several weeks, and missed an entire marking period of school. No amount of begging and pleading on behalf of her students could get her out of it.
Around here, they wouldn't care if you were a celebrity, or if you were a minor deity. Unless there is a legal reason (i.e., you know someone intimately involved in the case, witnessed the crime, etc.) for you not to sit the jury, you have to appear. You can be held in contempt of court, fined, and even jailed if you ignore the summons. No one can help you!!
Sounds pretty evil, doesn't it?
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Catdubh — 14 years ago(November 04, 2011 08:20 AM)
Nobody ever said Craig would be excused because he was a celebrity. I live, and was speaking of California, the same state, which Craig lives, and received a Jury summons. Not being available due to prior work commitments, i.e. taping pre-scheduled shows, I believe is a valid reason to be excused for Jury duty. Perhaps I am wrong.
Yes, your state does sound harsh.
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oo-rah — 14 years ago(November 04, 2011 10:09 AM)
Maybe California is a little more lax because it's a more populous state, i.e. a larger pool of potential jurors to pull from. I was speaking of Delaware, and it's nearly impossible to plead the prior commitment case to get out of jury duty. Even getting a medical excuse for a condition that makes it a hardship for you to serve is very difficult. It really blows.
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toottoot — 14 years ago(November 04, 2011 11:06 AM)
I'm in Michigan, and years ago served on a jury. There was a guy there, a convicted felon, that they wouldn't excuse from duty, but did excuse him everytime he got called for a pool. You would have thought they'd have excused him entirely, considering nobody wanted him on a jury.
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cher71131 — 14 years ago(November 08, 2011 03:10 PM)
I just read Craig's tweets- hilarious! It seems he has been called into a court room since he mentioned that the judge doesn't want them to tweet about the case. Craig's wondering1c84 if he'll get out in time for the show.
He could be there as late as 5 PM. Might be a late taping tonight. I'm sure he could have gotten out of it, but he probably wants to experience jury duty. I doubt he'd be selected as a juror. He has a daily taping schedule.
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cher71131 — 14 years ago(November 08, 2011 09:12 PM)
Craig's a free man. The show will go on. From Twitter:
Freed by judge who agreed I was too much of a showbiz douche to be in a jury in her courtroom. Thanks ( I think) Your Honor.
Man, just when you think you know someone.